Benjamin Turns One Year Old!

This big guy turned one today!  In honor of his first birthday he took 3 steps on his own and seems to be really interested in trying the whole walking thing.  The kids and I were in their bedroom and Ben was standing holding onto my leg, but really wanted to see what Noah was doing on the bottom bunk, so he just let go and started walking over.... he was so proud of himself!  There is also a chance he can now say, "Uh Oh"... Also today he got two more molars, so his current tooth count is up to 11:)  Over the past 2-3 weeks his personality just seems to be exploding.  He is just so fun!  He will laugh and put up with almost anything and gets very frustrated when he physically can't do something his brothers can do.  The most frustrating thing for him at this point I would say is the bathroom.  We have to keep the door closed because he can open the toilet lid.... the second he hears someone open the door he makes an extreme effort to get there before the door closes..... if it does close he then cries, screams and tried to twist the knob.... yes he can reach the door knobs.

Noah and James really wanted to celebrate Benjamin's "real" birthday and bought him some cupcakes at the store with Cars rings on top.... Ben did pretty well with the cupcake;)